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will continue to press the officials for answers in addition to the inquiries that we made with the defense department we also asked the department of justice for their perspective on what's happening and they basically told us that it's none of their business that the military oversees the facility and referred as back to the department of defense defense attorneys are telling us that these sorties have created conditions which make it nearly impossible for them to do their job and defend their clients so frustrating there is nothing that we can do we have sent e-mails to the department of arms to the commander. asking them. to talk to us about these conditions we have heard oh response we have been told by the department of justice that they will not talk to us they were. part of the. norma's talk to us in the meantime in washington the officials tried to downplay the hunger strike but they seem to have a good idea of why these men resorted to such a desperate move and yet they have no solution to offer they had great optimism that guantanamo would be closed they were devastated when the
will continue to press the officials for answers in addition to the inquiries that we made with the defense department we also asked the department of justice for their perspective on what's happening and they basically told us that it's none of their business that the military oversees the facility and referred as back to the department of defense defense attorneys are telling us that these sorties have created conditions which make it nearly impossible for them to do their job and defend...
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they sure don't want him telling what self-defense firearms to own and he can't buy america. he's so reckless in his terps of his comments on this whole gun issue. >> we have people all over, millions of people sending us 5, 10, 15, $20 checks saying stand up to this guy that says we can only have three bullets which is what he said. stand up to this guy that says ridiculous things like the nra wants firearms with nukes on them. it's insane. >> i'd pay money to see them in a gb in the same room. the senate will debate the proposed gun legislation next month after returning from easter recess. >>> well, some things only happen every four years. forget presidential elections, the olympics, leap years and this weekend, the senate did something it had not done in more than 1400 days, passed a budget. the all night session stretched from friday into the early hours of saturdays as senators dealt with amendments all over the place ranging from the keystone pipeline to eliminating tax breaks for fish tackle box manufacturers. no joke. it's true. passed a budget by a margin of one vo
they sure don't want him telling what self-defense firearms to own and he can't buy america. he's so reckless in his terps of his comments on this whole gun issue. >> we have people all over, millions of people sending us 5, 10, 15, $20 checks saying stand up to this guy that says we can only have three bullets which is what he said. stand up to this guy that says ridiculous things like the nra wants firearms with nukes on them. it's insane. >> i'd pay money to see them in a gb in...
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we've retreated to create a second defensive line so we can counterattack. >> narrator: abu bakri never expected to be a rebel commander. >> (translated): i finished compulsory military service in 2006, and by allah's grace went on to study economics at the university of aleppo. that was me until the revolution started. >> takbir. >> allahu akbar. >> takbir. >> allahu akbar. >> narrator: ghaith continued his journey into aleppo. abu bakri said god willing he'd see him on the front line in two days. >> we are being smuggled into aleppo by rebels and activists. we're taking a long route through side streets, through residential ighborhoods and through villages, anit's a very complicated process. we have scouts moving ahead of us. we crossed a couple of the streets, and then we started hearing the bullets, the shelling, the machine gun fire. (machine gun fire) (explosion) >> narrator: ghaith reached one of the first rebel positions in aleppo. government soldiers had advanced to a building close by. the rebels were preparing to counterattack. (gunfire) >> we are withdrawing now after the at
we've retreated to create a second defensive line so we can counterattack. >> narrator: abu bakri never expected to be a rebel commander. >> (translated): i finished compulsory military service in 2006, and by allah's grace went on to study economics at the university of aleppo. that was me until the revolution started. >> takbir. >> allahu akbar. >> takbir. >> allahu akbar. >> narrator: ghaith continued his journey into aleppo. abu bakri said god...
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morning as people were going to work, the bombings around them, one outside the green zone near the defense ministry. many in more ordinary neighborhoods. thereouth of baghdad, were several explosions, most of them geared at shia neighborhoods, marketplaces, army targets and police. as you can see around me here at the university, life has gone on. over the past 10 years despite the violence. this campus is full of students, some of whom are celebrating their graduation from the law college. when you talk to them, these young people, they say they fear an uncertain future, but they believe they can actually make it better. outside these campus walls, it is a little bit more grim. a lot of people feel that over the past 10 years almost nothing has been a cop list. but here there is still the hope that they can actually go out and do things and change things and make a better a rack. an iraqir we spoke to foreign minister and he said that iraqi politicians are responsible for failing iraqi citizens. >> unfortunately, recently the number of attacks has increased. a few days ago the terrorists
morning as people were going to work, the bombings around them, one outside the green zone near the defense ministry. many in more ordinary neighborhoods. thereouth of baghdad, were several explosions, most of them geared at shia neighborhoods, marketplaces, army targets and police. as you can see around me here at the university, life has gone on. over the past 10 years despite the violence. this campus is full of students, some of whom are celebrating their graduation from the law college....
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therefore, i think the first line of defense -- we have three lines of defense -- very sophisticated monitoring at a much higher level and a much more comprehensively and we have in the past, and then we have supervision and regulation where we work with other agencies to try to cover all the on covered areas of the financial system, and in addition, we try to use communication and similar tools to affect the way financial markets respond to monetary policy. we do have some first lines of defense which i think should be used first. that being said, i think that given the problems that we've had, not just the united states, but globally in the last 15-20 years, that we need to let least take into account these issues as we make monetary policy. i think most people on the fomc would agree with that. it depends on the circumstances. if the economy is in a weak position and interest rates are low for that purpose, it is difficult to contemplate raising rates a lot because you're concerned about some sector in the financial sphere. on the other hand, if you're in an expansion and there is
therefore, i think the first line of defense -- we have three lines of defense -- very sophisticated monitoring at a much higher level and a much more comprehensively and we have in the past, and then we have supervision and regulation where we work with other agencies to try to cover all the on covered areas of the financial system, and in addition, we try to use communication and similar tools to affect the way financial markets respond to monetary policy. we do have some first lines of...
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it is defense for them. at the same time, israel feels that there might be certain defensive measures. we asked them -- they are not out to doing any sort of border zone like they did in lebanon. i think the discussion on syria, some believe the country is disintegrating, some believe the regime is unraveling. i do not see a policy consensus. i do not know if it will be a sweeping discussion about syria, but maybe more limited. on egypt, i felt more optimism than i have in previous trips. before they were worried that egypt would cancel the peace treaty. now they believe there is such chronic instability that they've got a lot of other things cooking and that this is not what they're looking for. some would point to egyptian progress in going after rockets after november. some will point to the flooding of certain hamas tunnels. even palestinian security people will say, they did not flood the tunnels that hamas uses strategically from sinai. i found more optimism there than i thought. on the palestinian iss
it is defense for them. at the same time, israel feels that there might be certain defensive measures. we asked them -- they are not out to doing any sort of border zone like they did in lebanon. i think the discussion on syria, some believe the country is disintegrating, some believe the regime is unraveling. i do not see a policy consensus. i do not know if it will be a sweeping discussion about syria, but maybe more limited. on egypt, i felt more optimism than i have in previous trips....
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his three-day visit will also include a tour of the russian defense ministry. leaders of china and russia take an approach different than the united states on issues related to north korea, syria and iran. all of those nations have close relations with either china or russia. president xi's next stop on his tour is africa. in south africa, he will attend a summit of the brics group of emerging economies, including brazil, india, russia and the host nation. he wants to bring the block closer together so it can exert more influence. in tanzania, in the republic of conga, president xi will work on the natural resources needed to feed china's economic engine. analysts say the chinese leader is being strategic with his first trip abroad. they say he is trying to strengthen ties with russia and emerging economies to give china more global influence in a world where the united states plays a leading role. takafumi terui, nhk world. >>> investigators looking into this week's cyberattack against south korean broadcasters and banks are withdrawing a claim they made early
his three-day visit will also include a tour of the russian defense ministry. leaders of china and russia take an approach different than the united states on issues related to north korea, syria and iran. all of those nations have close relations with either china or russia. president xi's next stop on his tour is africa. in south africa, he will attend a summit of the brics group of emerging economies, including brazil, india, russia and the host nation. he wants to bring the block closer...
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on wednesday the federal defense of marriage act will be front and center. gop strategist karl rove signaled this weekend there could be a major shift in his party's outlook. >> can you next imagine the next presidential campaign, the republican candidate saying i'm flat out for gay marriage? >> i could. >> some prominent republicans have slowly been warming to the idea of same-sex marriage. reports this morning say the party is using that evolution as a fund-raising opportunity. >>> american amanda knox who was acquitted of killing her british roommate while studying abroad. but today a very anxious knox will find out if that acquittal stands. the italian supreme court is expected to announce whether the 25-year-old will have her guilty verdict reinstated or if a new trial will be set. >>> two arrests in georgia after a 13-month-old baby was shot to death while sitting in his stroller. 17-year-old de'marquise elkins sign seen here and a 13-year-old boy are charged with first-degree murder. >>> the co-owner of sky dive city near miami says the men became una
on wednesday the federal defense of marriage act will be front and center. gop strategist karl rove signaled this weekend there could be a major shift in his party's outlook. >> can you next imagine the next presidential campaign, the republican candidate saying i'm flat out for gay marriage? >> i could. >> some prominent republicans have slowly been warming to the idea of same-sex marriage. reports this morning say the party is using that evolution as a fund-raising...
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. >> in addition to the aid, including the defense funding for israel in the difficult times, he has announceed we will begin talks on another ten year process or arrang arrangement to ensure american military assistance to israel. >> no progress announced in effort to revive a two-state solution for the israelis and the palestinians. asked what went wrong on that score in the first term, president obama called it a really har problem linkerring for six decades. even as he acknowledged, bret, there was as he put it host of thing he is could have done. >> he is meeting with the palestinians. >> tomorrow. >> drones again grab headlines in the u.s. senior u.s. official tells fox news the c.i.a. may relinquish operational control of devices over seas. there are concerns how it might be used inside the country. >> catherine herridge has specifics. >> congress is investigating whether they can blow up the privacy rights of every american. >> a great many of us, place included have deep concerns about the government collecting information on citizenry. >> we are trying to take a document in
. >> in addition to the aid, including the defense funding for israel in the difficult times, he has announceed we will begin talks on another ten year process or arrang arrangement to ensure american military assistance to israel. >> no progress announced in effort to revive a two-state solution for the israelis and the palestinians. asked what went wrong on that score in the first term, president obama called it a really har problem linkerring for six decades. even as he...
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defense of our close allies. our ability to meet these commitments has been cut at risk. the committee is interested in there isrom each operations in readiness in the areas of responsibility. last friday the secretary of defense announced changes to our homeland missile defense posture and planned including plans to deploy an additional 14,000 -- 14 ground-based interceptors and alaska to stay ahead of the evolving north korean missile threat. two previous flight tests of the gmd system using the latest model of the xo atmosphere kill vehicle, ce2 resulted in failure. agel make clear that they will work as intended. intended. the missile defense is taking steps to ensure that this will work reliably and effectively before we produce or deployed more. they have already conducted a successful test in january and an intercept test is planned for late this year. we are also planning an earlier center intercepted this summer. we want to demonstrate that the system works as intended. it is important that we have confi
defense of our close allies. our ability to meet these commitments has been cut at risk. the committee is interested in there isrom each operations in readiness in the areas of responsibility. last friday the secretary of defense announced changes to our homeland missile defense posture and planned including plans to deploy an additional 14,000 -- 14 ground-based interceptors and alaska to stay ahead of the evolving north korean missile threat. two previous flight tests of the gmd system using...
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david is a defense attorney. wow, a chilling tape to listen to and she shot at him ten times, hitting him six and you can hear him and the fear, but i ask you, randy, whether the prosecution can prove this is first degree murder in light of her charges that he had been hitting her and had a history of abuse with her? >> they can and they can because of the 40 seconds. the 40 seconds was about the length of that telephone call. because you can throw out everything that happened before that phone call. and say that there was something going on, though the prosecution will say, no, there was no fight beforehand, the woman didn't have a mark on her, but the 40 seconds, she can't be fearful for her life while he's on the phone with 911 saying, get help, i'm dying. so the self-defense goes out the window. it's gone and even if the jury loves her and hates him, it's gone. >> megyn: that's interesting. although, i think that her defense will argue, david, that that just shows how scared she was. even while down and shot
david is a defense attorney. wow, a chilling tape to listen to and she shot at him ten times, hitting him six and you can hear him and the fear, but i ask you, randy, whether the prosecution can prove this is first degree murder in light of her charges that he had been hitting her and had a history of abuse with her? >> they can and they can because of the 40 seconds. the 40 seconds was about the length of that telephone call. because you can throw out everything that happened before that...
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>>> in an exclusive interview on fox news sunday, kentucky senator rand paul is weighing in on the defense of marriage act. senator paul saying the issue of same-sex marriage should be decided by the states. the federal government, he says, could avoid it all together. listen. >> i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in but i also don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue. the tax code, i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have marriage as part of the tax code. health insurance. i think there is a way to write it where it would be neutral and you wouldn't bring marriage into the whole idea of health insurance. >> will any of that happen. ? joining me, the anchor of "fox news sunday," chris wallace. good to see you. senator paul has taken this spogs. does very the support behind him? >> well, it's going to be interesting because this is directly involves the case on the defense of marriage october that the supreme court is going to hear this week. that case involves a gay couple, same-sex couple, one of the two women died. the other one had
>>> in an exclusive interview on fox news sunday, kentucky senator rand paul is weighing in on the defense of marriage act. senator paul saying the issue of same-sex marriage should be decided by the states. the federal government, he says, could avoid it all together. listen. >> i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in but i also don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue. the tax code, i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have...
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we do have some first lines of defense which i think should be used first. i think thatid, given the problems that we've had, not just the united states, but globally in the last 15-20 years, that we need to let least take into account these issues as we make monetary policy. i think most people on the fomc would agree with that. it depends on the circumstances. if the economy is in a weak position and interest rates are low for that purpose, it is difficult to contemplate raising rates a lot because you're concerned about some sector in the financial sphere. on the other hand, if you're in an expansion and there is a credit boom, the case in that situation for making policy will get tighter might be better. as i've said many times, i have an open mind. we're learning. all central bankers are learning. i would agree with the point i made in my very first beach in 2002 as a governor at the federal reserve where i argued that the first line of defense ought to be the more targeted tools that we have, including regulatory tools, and to some extent, macro pruden
we do have some first lines of defense which i think should be used first. i think thatid, given the problems that we've had, not just the united states, but globally in the last 15-20 years, that we need to let least take into account these issues as we make monetary policy. i think most people on the fomc would agree with that. it depends on the circumstances. if the economy is in a weak position and interest rates are low for that purpose, it is difficult to contemplate raising rates a lot...
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that jodi arias killed in self-defense. yesterday basically what he god this man to admit is she lied on her ptsd test, and today he was trying to rebuild that, but the prosecutor was not taking that at all. take a his listen to this exchange. >> you don't know that, do you? >> no, i don't. i'm speculating. >> right. made it up right now. >> no. >> clinical judgment. >> sergio, just used the word speculating, didn't you? >> okay. i used the word. >> sure. and speculating means it could be made up. right? >> yes, that's one possibility. >> all right. thank you. reporter: quite a gotcha moment. the prosecutor making headway with the main defense witness. >> shepard: there's another witness coming up to help plug the holes in this story? reporter: yeah. after scrod diwas on the stand for 18 days, a lot of people believed that the defense had their work cut out for them so they have the his doctor and one more witness as well, but this one not going so well. the next one the defense has to hope will go better because those two
that jodi arias killed in self-defense. yesterday basically what he god this man to admit is she lied on her ptsd test, and today he was trying to rebuild that, but the prosecutor was not taking that at all. take a his listen to this exchange. >> you don't know that, do you? >> no, i don't. i'm speculating. >> right. made it up right now. >> no. >> clinical judgment. >> sergio, just used the word speculating, didn't you? >> okay. i used the word....
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we cannot trace all the defense, all the issues, and the impacts of the war today. we will not do justice for example to a critical set of questions about how we got into the war, and there is a good deal of revisionist history that has been going around this week on that topic. this is i think critical for understanding what happened and why it happened and the central to understanding to avoiding a repetition. it we will not try to treat in detail the impact of the war on the lives of individual iraqis. but we are going to cover a lot of territory, and what for us seemed to be the critical three sets of questions. choosing those, we have one eye on the past and one that is very firmly set on the future. we are asking first what is the state of iraq today, how far towards the u.s.' original goal of a functioning democracy has it come, and what is the outlook for this country in the region, for its neighbors, and that will be the subject of our first panel. we are then going to look at the economic costs of the war. you may remember the president bush's economic adv
we cannot trace all the defense, all the issues, and the impacts of the war today. we will not do justice for example to a critical set of questions about how we got into the war, and there is a good deal of revisionist history that has been going around this week on that topic. this is i think critical for understanding what happened and why it happened and the central to understanding to avoiding a repetition. it we will not try to treat in detail the impact of the war on the lives of...
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the far left kuks do want to cut one thing, defense spending. they believe that's what the far left wants, a collapse of the entire capitalistic system. >> joining us now is one of the authors of that legislation, congressman keith ellison who coaches the congressional cau s caucus. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. >> bill o'reilly has labeled several charges at you, sir, and your caucus so i must ask you now, have you once or ever been a cook or do you support the appeal of american capitalism? are you a lunatic? >> i have not now nor have i ever been any of those things. >> thank you very much, sir, for answering that. i think we are fully satisfied with that response. to be fair, your budget faced resistance from those in your own party. >> trats that's true. >> on the other hand, i would suggest that's a budget switch from like paul ryan's for three years has failed but for three years is approved by virtually every single republican in the house. but are you discouraged at all at today's result? >> no, we're quite encouraged because
the far left kuks do want to cut one thing, defense spending. they believe that's what the far left wants, a collapse of the entire capitalistic system. >> joining us now is one of the authors of that legislation, congressman keith ellison who coaches the congressional cau s caucus. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. >> bill o'reilly has labeled several charges at you, sir, and your caucus so i must ask you now, have you once or ever been a cook or do you support the...
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were part of serious air defenses? >> as we all know, the syrian situation continues to become worse and worse. 70,000 people killed, refugees pushed out of the country. no end in sight to a vicious civil war. the alliance has taken a position that it will follow the same sequence that was used in libya, which is to say prior to nato involvement, there would have to be a u.n. security council resolution regional agreement and an agreement among the 28 patients. so within nato, what we are focused on is defending now with syria. and we would move patriot missiles down to do that. in terms of what else is happening in an individual nation by nation basis, there is a great deal of discussion of everything you mentioned, no-fly zones, arms embargoes, etc. it is moving individually, but it has not yet come into nato as an overall nato type of approach. it is focused, planning, being prepared. but the movement at the moment is in the individual national way. >> does that include some countries that are thinking about the pos
were part of serious air defenses? >> as we all know, the syrian situation continues to become worse and worse. 70,000 people killed, refugees pushed out of the country. no end in sight to a vicious civil war. the alliance has taken a position that it will follow the same sequence that was used in libya, which is to say prior to nato involvement, there would have to be a u.n. security council resolution regional agreement and an agreement among the 28 patients. so within nato, what we are...
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guest: defense is complicated. the people that are contractors working for the department of defense are the kind of industry that will make sure they go in and talk to those guys. a lot of industries are that way but defense as a whole is very bipartisan. nobody wants to vote against a defense. we are seeing a new brand of libertarians like rand uaul and others say it is okay to cut defense. running not the ones the show. host:jim in iowa, on our line for republicans. caller: good morning and thank you. i have a question about the extended unemployment that is being funded by the federal government. were there any changes in that? guest: there were some changes under the sequester. i am not aware that they restore any of that but it could be wrong. i believe that remained intact. it looks like the levels they recommended will probably remain. from next up is anthony edison, new jersey, independent. caller: what is our government doing to help us? host: is your biggest concern about the way government is being run?
guest: defense is complicated. the people that are contractors working for the department of defense are the kind of industry that will make sure they go in and talk to those guys. a lot of industries are that way but defense as a whole is very bipartisan. nobody wants to vote against a defense. we are seeing a new brand of libertarians like rand uaul and others say it is okay to cut defense. running not the ones the show. host:jim in iowa, on our line for republicans. caller: good morning and...
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society, this sense of security because of a wall separating them from the palestinians into a missile defense system. the israelis lost interest in the peace process. what obama was trying to tell them is you cannot ignore this problem. you have to put yourself in their shoes. the conflict is still going on. host: nathan guttman is the washington bureau chief forfor jewish daily forward. -- for jewish daily forward. can abbas delivered? guest: he is a partner that is willing to go more than half way. settlements are a big issue for the palestinians. much advice has come from this town and other places that the settlements should not be an issue. the more settlements you build, the less chance you have for a rival palestinian state. what the president did in that particular segment was, from the palestinian's point of view, that was his finest moment. he said, put yourself in their shoes. see how they endure the military occupation day after day. on the issue of settlements, there is probably some sort of agreement. everybody talks about the silent commitment by benjamin netanyahu that we will
society, this sense of security because of a wall separating them from the palestinians into a missile defense system. the israelis lost interest in the peace process. what obama was trying to tell them is you cannot ignore this problem. you have to put yourself in their shoes. the conflict is still going on. host: nathan guttman is the washington bureau chief forfor jewish daily forward. -- for jewish daily forward. can abbas delivered? guest: he is a partner that is willing to go more than...
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war crimes are a war of aggression when you wage a war without a justification of self-defense that is the supremum international crime in the words of the nerve nuremberg tribunals. there is no justification for going in and no counter no it's a little counterfactual like blair's can possibly justify it it was morally legally and practically in strategically unjustified millions of dollars of being spent to try to restore the infrastructure the money well spent. no so many millions have been wasted in iraq that the number is truly immense it's too immense to grasp. the final cost of the iraq war might be approaching somewhere about six trillion dollars according to a recent study by brown university that's a number that nobody can really fathom and. we're going to be paying for it for a long long time and the lessons learned and the u.s. and its allies a talking about possible intervention in libya syria mali any lessons been learned what we're all know what happened in the last ten years well. truly people in washington have not really learned their lesson you know it can be argued t
war crimes are a war of aggression when you wage a war without a justification of self-defense that is the supremum international crime in the words of the nerve nuremberg tribunals. there is no justification for going in and no counter no it's a little counterfactual like blair's can possibly justify it it was morally legally and practically in strategically unjustified millions of dollars of being spent to try to restore the infrastructure the money well spent. no so many millions have been...
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scraps from the table but even our scraps are being taken away there are billions of dollars for the defense industry and for the lavish lifestyles of these politicians you know when it comes to actually caring for service members when they return we're told that there is just not enough money and those things need to be gutted this shows that these are wars for the rich a foreign policy for the rich and people who are in the rank and file military have no reason to take part in. and i want to go back to the letter with about a minute left blames bush and cheney for stealing the future of millions of people in the need to hold someone accountable as someone who was in iraq for year what does that account of the accountability mean to you mike. it means jail for all of the people who lied to take us to war i mean george w. bush dick cheney donald rumsfeld colin powell everyone in the bush administration all of the media c.e.o.'s who propagated all of the lies all of the military commanders who lied and sent us to war knowing that the reasons were fabricated they need to be held responsible no
scraps from the table but even our scraps are being taken away there are billions of dollars for the defense industry and for the lavish lifestyles of these politicians you know when it comes to actually caring for service members when they return we're told that there is just not enough money and those things need to be gutted this shows that these are wars for the rich a foreign policy for the rich and people who are in the rank and file military have no reason to take part in. and i want to...
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industry is very different from the defense industries in other countries they're interested making money and they want to sell this to anyone they can find who is willing to buy it so they're not going to volunteer. let us say a factual assessment israel must at least be disappointed with it. if it's only catching about forty percent of what's going in some of the rockets are being deflected i gather a fulling on heavily populated areas well what we should be much more concerned about and i'm sure the israelis or is it you're dealing with relatively unsophisticated primitive rocketry right now coming from gaza we're looking at a future where the sophistication of the technology and its lift ality will be much greater at which point in time i think we've pretty much concluded we're very limited in what we can do in terms of firing a bullet at another bullet and expecting to hit it so we're looking today in the united states that breakthroughs in directed energy and other technologies they are really the future of missile defense as an american yourself as a final question want to as
industry is very different from the defense industries in other countries they're interested making money and they want to sell this to anyone they can find who is willing to buy it so they're not going to volunteer. let us say a factual assessment israel must at least be disappointed with it. if it's only catching about forty percent of what's going in some of the rockets are being deflected i gather a fulling on heavily populated areas well what we should be much more concerned about and i'm...
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this was the iraqi civil defense corps. the strategy shifted to attacking these nascent security forces before they develop their decision -- a resiliency to stand on their own. what he said is we have to start a civil war and once we start a civil war by pitting iraq's communities against each other, we can gain sponsorship within the communities and use that to gain control of territory and resources and perpetuate a civil war and pursue wrote our objectives of establishing the islamic state of iraq. that was march 2004. from that time on, there was a slowly evolving sectarian conflict. ofre was a problem insurgency and transnational terrorist organizations grafted onto the insurgency and the conflict at the time began to evolve into a sectarian civil war that was a in full blast after the samara bombings. the other parties to this conflict were not just terrorist organizations committing mass murder attacks, increasingly these were shia militias. they took a different approach, got more training in iran and how to conduc
this was the iraqi civil defense corps. the strategy shifted to attacking these nascent security forces before they develop their decision -- a resiliency to stand on their own. what he said is we have to start a civil war and once we start a civil war by pitting iraq's communities against each other, we can gain sponsorship within the communities and use that to gain control of territory and resources and perpetuate a civil war and pursue wrote our objectives of establishing the islamic state...
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host: we are talking about nuclear defense systems. basically our focus on the star wars speech the president reagan delivered 30 years ago on march 23, 1983. here is more. [video clip] >> there was a time we depended on coastal forts. any attack would have had to come by sea by that day. we are in a different world and our defenses must be based on recognition of the weaponry possessed by an other nations. we cannot afford to believe that we will never be threatened. we have had two world wars in my lifetime. we did everything we could to be brought drawn into them. we were ill prepared for both. we have been better prepared -- had we been better prepared piece might have been preserved. host: ronald reagan has been a critic of the soviet union back in 1964. to iss issue specifically informing him and who was the driving force behind his policy? guest: i am trying to think back to my memory of that period. divisive ands is controversy all -- and controversial. you had people like richard perle who are still active today who are intere
host: we are talking about nuclear defense systems. basically our focus on the star wars speech the president reagan delivered 30 years ago on march 23, 1983. here is more. [video clip] >> there was a time we depended on coastal forts. any attack would have had to come by sea by that day. we are in a different world and our defenses must be based on recognition of the weaponry possessed by an other nations. we cannot afford to believe that we will never be threatened. we have had two...
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a handful of men on hunger strike lawyers representing get more prisoners have sent a letter to us defense secretary chuck hagel urging him to help and the protest in the meantime organizations like the red cross have made attempts to check on the inmates welfare here's what a representative told our team the current tensions in guantanamo as far as we can see and as far as we understand are really the result of the uncertainty faced by the detainees in guantanamo and in certainty linked to defeat what's going to happen to them you know there is a lack of clear legal framework for detention many of them don't know most of them don't know what's going to open and it's always been our position and there needs to be a clear legal framework and a transparent process into the procedural safeguards for those detainees and it's to be transparent and fair to alleviate the strains of really that emotional mental strain that this uncertainty triggers for the detainees of the one hundred sixty sixty knees at guantanamo bay eighty six have been cleared for release now this week the u.n. said that the
a handful of men on hunger strike lawyers representing get more prisoners have sent a letter to us defense secretary chuck hagel urging him to help and the protest in the meantime organizations like the red cross have made attempts to check on the inmates welfare here's what a representative told our team the current tensions in guantanamo as far as we can see and as far as we understand are really the result of the uncertainty faced by the detainees in guantanamo and in certainty linked to...
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court has delved into the issue of same-sex marriage and is considering challenges to two laws -- the defense of marriage act that blocks the federal government from recognizing it, and prop 8, a voter initiative that stops same-sex marriage in california. two gay couples in california are asking the court to strike down proposition 8 enacted by state voters in 2008 to prevent people like them from getting married. >> we're not out to redefine marriage or topple the institution. we are out to be a part of it. >> reporter: their lawyer says there's no valid reason to forbid their marriage because it would have no effect on straight couples. >> proponents of proposition 8 still haven't been able to come one with an argument as to why for all the good things about marriage we need to keep people out who want to get married. >> reporter: nine states now allow same-sex marriage along with washington, d.c. 38 others ban it by law or constitutional amendment. defenders of prop 8 say it is intended to protect the traditional notion of families. >> the institution of marriage and marriage laws are des
court has delved into the issue of same-sex marriage and is considering challenges to two laws -- the defense of marriage act that blocks the federal government from recognizing it, and prop 8, a voter initiative that stops same-sex marriage in california. two gay couples in california are asking the court to strike down proposition 8 enacted by state voters in 2008 to prevent people like them from getting married. >> we're not out to redefine marriage or topple the institution. we are...
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joining me is the home school legal defense association, michael ferris. thank you for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> shannon: what are the odds now that they are headed to the next step? >> we have a very strong case. when you battle the government in an appellate case, the government's in a pretty good position. but i have done dozens of appeals. i would say their chances are pretty strong. the legal issue is whether or not an individual religious liberty is protected by our asylum laws. i think the government get its totally wrong in their group rights approach. >> shannon: i read the brief. it's filed on behalf of eric holier, telling the justice dnt department they this to leave. there is no future persecution. the family can't prove harm. >> they can go back to germany and put their kids back in public school and then, they won't suffer harm. but if they want to give their kids a home education through home schooling, they will be jailed. they would have severe fines. that is what happened before. every family who wants to home school is persecuted in
joining me is the home school legal defense association, michael ferris. thank you for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> shannon: what are the odds now that they are headed to the next step? >> we have a very strong case. when you battle the government in an appellate case, the government's in a pretty good position. but i have done dozens of appeals. i would say their chances are pretty strong. the legal issue is whether or not an individual religious liberty is protected by our...
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us was last week also on friday saying there were fourteen detainees who refused all food although defense attorneys have been saying they were making more well now rather julianne says their twenty six we cannot independently verify these numbers or any of this so we have to rely on the response that we get from the officials and the detainees lawyers here's the latest from the attorneys apparently there are now denied direct access to their clients in guantanamo attorney say they had a visit scheduled for early next week with one of the clients who lost thirty pounds that's almost fourteen telegram since the strike began at the beginning of february that visit was approved by the military but the lawyers say they've just been informed by the authorities that they cannot visit the client because the military flight scheduled for next week was canceled also most recently the navy decided to discontinue commercial flights to the camp so attorneys are really struggling to find out the true extent of what's happening in one town i'm on now and not just the attorneys but we journalists as well
us was last week also on friday saying there were fourteen detainees who refused all food although defense attorneys have been saying they were making more well now rather julianne says their twenty six we cannot independently verify these numbers or any of this so we have to rely on the response that we get from the officials and the detainees lawyers here's the latest from the attorneys apparently there are now denied direct access to their clients in guantanamo attorney say they had a visit...
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. >> asked how that will happen, he struck a defensive note. >> it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where it goes in military it is criticized and if it doesn't then people say, why don't you go in militarily? >> reporter: former allies whose three year stand off had ripples across the region. >> timing was good for that conversation to take place. i discussed it with prime minister netanyahu and pwoeftbo us agreed the moment was right, and fortunately they were able to begin the process of rebuilding the relations between two important countries in the region. >> reporter: concerning back to syria, jordon's king abdullah offered assad asylum in jordon, but when asked if that offer still stands, he did not renew the pledge. >>> in other news, a 10-year-old boy is dead this morning. one other person clinging to live after a display sign fell on them in an airport in birmingham, alabama. the report was the sign of arrivals and depart inners fell on the child and his three siblings and mother. injuries to the other kids are not known at this point. >>
. >> asked how that will happen, he struck a defensive note. >> it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where it goes in military it is criticized and if it doesn't then people say, why don't you go in militarily? >> reporter: former allies whose three year stand off had ripples across the region. >> timing was good for that conversation to take place. i discussed it with prime minister netanyahu and pwoeftbo us agreed the moment was...
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the state of israel speaking about defense is really like a carnivore speaking about being vegetarian this state of israel has been launching one that after another against neighboring arab states as well as palestinians with and most recently in gaza and two thousand of all the things that are supposed to be discussed during obama's visit to occupied palestine i think the question of iran being a target is probably the most important one on the list obviously we have different agendas here but at the same time let's not forget is that the prominence of iran and the gulf area and across the other breeds and of you is also upsetting nato's balance of power in the reeds and there's nothing substantial to be expected from this visit the primary goal of this visit is to embellish obama's image as an unsigned matanya whole personality and so this is mainly a public relations visit that is meant to improve the status of the democratic party in the united states visibly the israeli lobby and the u.s. congress. well the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas who barack obama is
the state of israel speaking about defense is really like a carnivore speaking about being vegetarian this state of israel has been launching one that after another against neighboring arab states as well as palestinians with and most recently in gaza and two thousand of all the things that are supposed to be discussed during obama's visit to occupied palestine i think the question of iran being a target is probably the most important one on the list obviously we have different agendas here but...
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defense secretary chuck hagel say help us end this hunger strike but the u.n. has no military force is an entertaining it's not a big deal do we know if we're going to be fooled there are there are reports. well that that has happened in the past and that has happened in the past where hunger strike participants have been force fed according to the u.s. military the spokesperson for guantanamo bay as of law. there were five inmates that were being force fed force fed but the problem is we as journalists do not have direct access to my time of day the information we get of what is taking place there with the with the inmates is censored by the military so right now we are basing our information on what the attorneys are telling us of the detainees and this hunger strike but it can get to the point of those detainees being force that understood me to put my things to bring said today the new york. one of the tourney who represented several guantanamo bay prisoners says many of them remain behind bars even though they were of course cleared long ago let's take a l
defense secretary chuck hagel say help us end this hunger strike but the u.n. has no military force is an entertaining it's not a big deal do we know if we're going to be fooled there are there are reports. well that that has happened in the past and that has happened in the past where hunger strike participants have been force fed according to the u.s. military the spokesperson for guantanamo bay as of law. there were five inmates that were being force fed force fed but the problem is we as...
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and we heard on behalf of the defense secretary chuck hagel. he was saddened by the event. he said his heart and prayers are with them and their families. he went on to say he believes the legendary strength of the united states marine corps. and i believe he speaks on behalf of all of us, shep? >> shepard: elizabeth plan live tonight near quantico. president obama says he is worried now about syria becoming a refuge for extremist. the president spoke during a news conference king abdullah. hundreds of thousands of refugees have poured in trying to escape the country's bloody civil war. president obama is warning even after bashar assad eventually leaves there is a risk extremists will take over. >> they thrive in failed states. they thrive in power vacuums. they don't have much to offer when it comes to actually building things but they are very good about exploiting situations that, you know, are no longer functioning. >> shepard: and no matter how this unfolds, the president says the outcome in syria is not going to be ideal our chief white house correspondent traveling
and we heard on behalf of the defense secretary chuck hagel. he was saddened by the event. he said his heart and prayers are with them and their families. he went on to say he believes the legendary strength of the united states marine corps. and i believe he speaks on behalf of all of us, shep? >> shepard: elizabeth plan live tonight near quantico. president obama says he is worried now about syria becoming a refuge for extremist. the president spoke during a news conference king...
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er interior,nist defense, and the effective minister of intelligence. hardly anything goes by the security front that does not go past his circle, and oil and revenue from oil is effectively run by him. i remember the discussions in the governing council. there was a huge pressure from the parties come from the islamist parties in particular, to appoint as many of their followers as possible, not only to positions of responsibility and leadership, but also to kill the request to fill the ranks of the security and other government. i'm sorry if i take one more minute on the street and assess one moreke mor minute. now it is nearly 100,000. most of these appointees are from political parties. you want the job? go to the police. it is now a system of patronage, which was exactly the same structure. when you look at the superimposed, superficially superimposed structure of political relationships, which we now called democracy. beyond,erneath, look and you will see the reality that really to a larger extent than you expect resembles the ugly face of the sad
er interior,nist defense, and the effective minister of intelligence. hardly anything goes by the security front that does not go past his circle, and oil and revenue from oil is effectively run by him. i remember the discussions in the governing council. there was a huge pressure from the parties come from the islamist parties in particular, to appoint as many of their followers as possible, not only to positions of responsibility and leadership, but also to kill the request to fill the ranks...
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when he's talking about serious defense is quite clear the known leader in the world has a right to kind of kill off its people in an oppressive way he feels tony blair because the brits come think very much so that they were lied to if the war in iraq t.v. feel that he would like to see at the time assistant to the prime minister are you saying that when you read the intelligence information says that you accepted or not how are the can you say no we know we had nuclear weapons before we know that he actually used them against people gas and weapons of mass destruction we know he had a lot and the intelligence report said yes he still got them. on the the first shot where they couldn't find any of it not that he didn't use them if he has them or not even if he had them the israelis bombed he didn't have and they were not we didn't know that when you're looking at the paper you get a report in front of what are going to say but that mistake cost hundreds of thousands of iraqi lives just took the easy option you're asking me what i call a get me intelligence report that says he's sti
when he's talking about serious defense is quite clear the known leader in the world has a right to kind of kill off its people in an oppressive way he feels tony blair because the brits come think very much so that they were lied to if the war in iraq t.v. feel that he would like to see at the time assistant to the prime minister are you saying that when you read the intelligence information says that you accepted or not how are the can you say no we know we had nuclear weapons before we know...
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then wednesday, justices will hear about the defense of marriage act, 1996 law saying federal agencies must define marriage between one man and one woman. supporters of traditional marriage are already warning about cultural changes that could accompany laws that permit same-sex marriage. >> it's about altering all of society. with marriage goes what our children are taught, parents losing the right to define the morals for our children. it's about religious freedom. two are intertwined and conduct your business as you see fit. >> reporter: support for legal same-sex marriage has grown but the latest poll shows less than half 49% of registered voters now favor it. still one attorney arguing for marriage equality that week is predicting a win for his side. >> the constitutional right to marry is well established. in fact the supreme court has ruled that you can't take away the right to marry even from imprisoned felons. you can't take it away from those people because it's so important, such a fundamental right of liberty. >> reporter: we don't expect a ruling in either case until june.
then wednesday, justices will hear about the defense of marriage act, 1996 law saying federal agencies must define marriage between one man and one woman. supporters of traditional marriage are already warning about cultural changes that could accompany laws that permit same-sex marriage. >> it's about altering all of society. with marriage goes what our children are taught, parents losing the right to define the morals for our children. it's about religious freedom. two are intertwined...
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everybody knows what health it's, was there self-defense? she has to take the stand and admit -- let me back up. this isn't a set of facts where somebody came in with a gun and she is facing a gun to a gun, knife to a knife. he is in the shower, so she fails. she says she fears for him because of past experiences. that's went you need a doctor to say she looked at travis the way she does because of her experiences, and now you have the doctor saying yes, that's true. she didn't do a good job explaining the experiences that gave her this irrational -- she sees him differently. 100 questions. he has been on the stand for over a week. this is unheard of. i do not subscribe to the prosecutor's screaming and yelling and banging. i don't think when you question a fellow professional, that is an appropriate way to ask. i think a lot of times that turns the jurors off. may keep the jurors awake because you're screaming and yelling and banging on eight days or testimony so you want to keep them awake. but enough already. enough. we have to know when
everybody knows what health it's, was there self-defense? she has to take the stand and admit -- let me back up. this isn't a set of facts where somebody came in with a gun and she is facing a gun to a gun, knife to a knife. he is in the shower, so she fails. she says she fears for him because of past experiences. that's went you need a doctor to say she looked at travis the way she does because of her experiences, and now you have the doctor saying yes, that's true. she didn't do a good job...